Web Services Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Web Services
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Web Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Web Services 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.30% - 4.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 7.69% - 22.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £409 - £309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 - £341
75th Percentile £426 - £429
90th Percentile - - £547
Leicestershire median daily rate £418 - £341

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Leicester

Web Services falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 13 20 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 16.88% 22.22% 20.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 16 15
10th Percentile £373 £365 £270
25th Percentile £393 £456 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 £463 £325
Median % change year-on-year -9.73% +42.31% -21.69%
75th Percentile £491 £488 £405
90th Percentile £538 £551 £511
Leicestershire median daily rate £525 £463 £350
% change year-on-year +13.51% +32.14% -15.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £14.33 - -
25th Percentile £15.52 - £22.50
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £25.00
75th Percentile £23.75 - £28.13
90th Percentile £27.50 - £28.50
Leicestershire median hourly rate £17.50 £20.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -14.63% -18.00% -

Web Services
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Web Services relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Web Services job vacancy trend in Leicester

Web Services
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Web Services.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Web Services

Web Services
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Web Services.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Web Services

Web Services
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) JMeter
1 1 (100.00%) SoapUI
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Biometrics
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared